Why The M2 MacBook Air Is Still King! | In-Depth Long Term Review (Late 2023)
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No way you called it a glorified netbook. I beg to differ. I produce music on my MBA M2 and edit video on FCP. And Its a breeze working on those apps! At this point I really don’t know who needs a more powerful chip, like an M3… May be if you work on Pixar… The rest of us, rest asure, a MBA M2 (16 Gigs RAM) is more than enough even for creative work like music productions and video editing.
I agree, it is a LOT better than that. It is a great machine for most uses. I use a lot of tech in my classroom and my 15” MBA NEVER lets me down.
He’s not a professional. He makes TH-cam videos for a living.
but mba doesnt got a good display
I have the base model and I often edit video for work without any trouble. Most people would consider me a power user and the M2 Air has plenty of power.
@@casper22jiyes it does wtf r u on about. 500 nitz it’s just not AS good as pro. It’s like saying iPhone 12 display isn’t good only 15 pro
Update the ram to 16gb if you can and get a laptop cooling pad to avoid throttling. The 15” M2 MacBook Air is an amazing machine that will last for years.
The m2 chip is like magic. It defies what other chips can do.
Like seriously fast, can handle some pro tasks, WITHOUT A FAN?! That’s just one less durability issue
Use my 13” M2 MBA professionally, maxed out with RAM and SSD, and love its build quality, light weight, battery life, portability in and performance, use it in tandem with my 2018 12.9” for a dual screen set up - brilliantly
Sure thing! Here's a more casual take on your experience:
So, I've been rocking the M1 MacBook Air since early 2021, got the base model but splurged on 16GB of RAM. I'm mostly working from home, juggling Teams calls, chats, spreadsheets, emails, and a bunch of web-based stuff. Oh, and there's always some TH-cam playing in the background with a couple of tabs open. It's perfect for your usual admin and manager tasks.
I used to be all about Windows, had a Dell XPS and a Huawei Matebook, loved them. But ever since I got the M1, my Windows PC is collecting dust. This MacBook just works like a charm. Plus, the battery life is still impressive after three years. I can grab it and head to work without the charger, and even if it runs out, any mobile charger does the trick ( Thats nuts). My Windows laptops never pulled off that stunt.
And you know what? If you're deep into the Apple ecosystem with iPhones and iPads, it just makes sense. My work provides those, so using a Mac completes the circle. Of course, if some apps don't jive with your workflow, no matter how fancy the Mac chips are, it won't cut it. It's all about finding what works for you. Funny enough, I used to be anti-Apple, but as I'm getting older, I'm starting to appreciate what they bring to the table. It's good to switch things up and explore. My M1 experience has been surprisingly positive!
I LOVE my 15 inch MBA. From the very first day I got the machine, I’ve never had buyers remorse. I love opening it up and getting to work every time. GREAT MACHINE!
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I went from my MacBook Air Intel 2020 to MacBook Air 15 inch 24gb ram & 256 SSD and it was absolute game changer and with it for me! I have iCloud+ and external hard drive for the storage and with the 24gb ram it will last me a long time and love how it’s lightweight even though it has a bigger screen.
Note: for anyone that says “24gb ram is overkill” I use a gaming monitor and connect a lot of cables for Ethernet and HDD drive which goes up to 13-17gb ram in use and with No overload whatsoever and haven’t had it over heat not once! I freaking love it
I don’t think I need to explain further of why I decided to go with 24gb ram
RAM > Storage
The M2 Air 13" is as a convertible Benz, sleek, sporty but powerful enough for everyday uses; however, my 16" MacBook Pro M1 feels like a sedan, sporty but larger and somewhat clunky while handling it and certainly too heavy to carry around on a daily basis! I now love the M2 Air so much so that it literally replaced my ipad pro 12.9 and i hardly ever use the M1 pro MacBook!
I’ve edited on my M2 Mac Air for over a year now. It’s perfectly wonderful for 1080p editing, especially with that ProRes accelerator. I have 16GB, but that was my only upgrade. My iPad is basically the reference monitor while I travel.
Got the m2 air in starlight. 16gb and 1tb of storage and absolutely love it. I just use it for basic use but good to know it will have a bit of power if I ever wanted to get into video editing
Same here. I use it for a lot of spreadsheets and some game dev stuff. Works so well.
Great review. I have an older MacBook Pro and use if for even less than you do. My next upgrade will be to the MacBook Air, especially listening to how you feel about it. The fingerprint thing doesn't bother me at all - after all, I'm not entering it in a beauty pageant. 🐬
The 15” MacBook Air with some extra memory and storage is the sweet spot for those who favor form factor over benchmark scores.
Watching on a m1 air and it's been a beast. It handles everything I throw at it without even getting hot. I got it on sale for $750 from best buy a year ago. I'm thinking about upgrading to the 15" air. The m1 air is such an amazing laptop, I really don't need anything else. It would just be to get the bigger display.
i am totally agree with you, bro. as "usual employee" that has high mobility, my M2 MBA13 with 16GB RAM 512GB SSD is more than enough.
bro im using it rn, 2 days without charging. no heavy activity just slack and web app browser to work. crazy !!
Still using my Mid-2015 15" MacBook Pro and its running super smooth on OCLP Sonoma!
Points for your honesty about the chips in the paint of your Midnight Blue color
the new Mac OS Beta fixed many problems, one major for me was call transfer from iPhone to Mac; vice-versa and now it works and I notice bluetooth connect to my AirPods faster.
I bought mine this summer and it's been great, the size is just enough for a school desk. Literally anything bigger wouldn't fit tiny school desk. But the worst part of mine would be the storage and ram. I got a used base model so it has 256 gigs of storage and 8 gigs of ram. Even with apps that I absolutely use all the time, I have to keep moving files to my external hard drive to free space and good now I've ran out of hard drives. Also I wouldn't recommend the 8gig ram to anyone. It's probably holding back the performance of the M2 chip. Other than that this is the most premium tech product I've ever owned and still I'm happy with it. I literally use mine every day and bring it everywhere. Probably not gonna upgrade to pro for at least 5 years or so. This thing will last unless physical damage is done.
I also have an aid gig ram MacBook Air, but it is an M1, and I was wondering that I should’ve bought the MacBook Pro. My work gets done, no questions ask, but I do not like small laptops and next machine would be a 16 inch MacBook Pro.
Apple might as well sell iPhone 4S's again considering they keep the 8 gb ram chips around. It's a travesty. I load a couple of tabs up, not running anything crazy, and my M1 pro with 16 gb of ram starts to whine lol
I've had mine for 2 months. Great machine, fantastic build quality.
Still an excellent computer, with plenty of availability in the Apple Refurbished store. The base model with the RAM upgrade is $1,099 which is an absolute steal. The base model 15-inch Air with the RAM upgrade is $1,269 - again a steal.
I have both the MacBook Pro 13 M2 and the MacBook Air 13 M2. While they are both great laptops especially in terms of battery and speed, I prefer the Pro 13 with the Touch bar. The Touch Bar is so underrated and I find it very difficult to adjust browsing the web without a Touch Bar. It just feels weird using any laptop without the Touch Bar to me.
Hopefully they will make the new alloy when they put in the M3. It’s the perfect mac if you update the memory
Walked into Best Buy last week, bought the M1 MacBook Air, 8 GB of ram and 256 gb storage for $750
So, like you i bought my M2 MBA from the release date, Space Gray, 512gb SSD, 16gb ram, with the 8/10 core processor for $1699.00, which at the time was $300.00 less than than the
14” pro base model. It has worked flawlessly for me! Enter M3. Now we have a base model 14” MBP for less than i paid for my MBA (albeit with some differences), and i would still upgrade the ram to 16 in any case. But this may be a compelling model for my wife who is still on a 2019 Intel device…..
Tbh I rhink you're underselling this thing. I use garage band, safari, spotify and Photoshop running at the same time and it takes it like a champ.
I bought m2air since last Nov and I am so happy with it
Hi there. I plug in my laptop to an external monitor, uses MS Word (2 or 3 tabs opened at the same time), Apple note opened, Safari with at least 5 to 6 tab, and running Apple music for background music. You reckon it will make the M2 hot? I use Photoshop together with Illustrator occasionally too. I am considering to by this M2 for Christmas.
I’m loving my M2 MacBook Air. I have a 13” midnight blue version. I’m a grad school student and I write TONS of reports on my computer. Works like a charm. I love it! Great review like always.
Do you have the base model?
@@ThunderDee212 no. I upgraded the storage
Does the midnight blue get full faster ? Meaning fingerprints etc are more visible, I wanted to buy midnight blue, but due to this reason I bought space grey
Still rocking my 2013 MBA, but it’s getting time .Waiting for the M3’s to debut in the 15” MBA ,will add 24 GB Unified Memory, and 1TB Storage. At 75 years old it will be my last machine. I also have a Gen 5 iPad 12.9 pro M1 Chip, 2TB Ram,(wicked fast due to the 2TB RAM), which is my PC as well. BTW, ❤ your site!
I got mine MacBook Air 512 GB from Apple refurbish and for about a year now and is been incredibly. I use Final Cut Pro for family videos, web browsing and casual gaming like Apple Arcade and league of legends
When I bought my MBA M2, I got it on sale for 849.00 from Best Buy as an Open Box. At the time, I was considering buying a Chromebook because everything I do is through the browser. However I was not completely sold on a Chromebook because honestly none of them had the design language I was looking for and the Specs I wanted made it just as expensive as full on Laptop.
To this day I use my MBA M2 as a Chromebook, except I use Fire Fox browser. The Fire Fox browser is just much lighter in way of memory it uses compared to Chrome. Also the animations, when scrolling back or opening windows is cleaner and faster than on Chrome. Using the built in keyboard gestures through Fire Fox, is almost like a symphony with machine and software working together.
I love my MBA M2 still to this day. The typing experience, access to Apple Arcade/GE Force Now, and the weight and design of the device makes it the machine that I was looking for.
Good video sir got my MacBook Air m3 sliver 16 gb 1TB in 2022 for my DJing love my MacBook Air m2 best purchase I ever made
How is the speaker quality? I'm a musician and am always blown away by the MBP speakers but are these any good for that?
I’m actually going to be getting whatever Mac mini that’s available next summer so I can go back to college online. I’m already planning on upgrading my 2018 iPad Pro 11” once the new iPad Pros come out next year (I can only do that because I can finance it through my phone provider) so I’ll just use that for a more mobile device. The biggest concerns/wants/needs that I have is if whatever computer I end up getting is good enough to do video conferencing well, allow me to have full Microsoft Office access, stream video (preferably in 4k), and eventually get it to where I can connect a capture device so I can maybe do some cozy gaming streams on twitch/tiktok or something (think animal crossing, dragon quest builders 2, legend of Zelda games, etc)
I do want to save up for a MacBook eventually once I transfer schools & start attending classes in person but until then the mini + iPad setup I’ve got planned is good enough 🐬
(Edit): oh & by the way, I used to have a 2013 MacBook Pro but I haven’t had a computer at all in almost half a decade so I honestly haven’t really known how good/bad each Mac computer has been in a very long time.
If I had one for a similar time frame , it would look far worse 🤪
Great , informative video . I hope to purchase my own soon
Is enough with 8 GB Ram if you want to stream your screen (no games) with OBS?
the problem with base m series chip laptop is the artificial limitation Apple put on them. In other words, no dual external monitor support, no usb c port on both side. Other than that, it is good.
I use my MBA M2 for my photo editing, Lightroom most of the time, works just as good as my beefed up gaming rig lol if not better… very powerful and portability is my most used case
Hi. Do you have the basic 8GB model? I’m not a super pro but need to use Illustrator sometimes, was wondering if I need to upgrade to 16Gb
Is this configuration adequate to run Parallels? Thanks
I just bought the Macbook Air M2 2022 for deal! i used my ipad pro m1 for trade in credit at best buy and got $600 credit. I used the credit to get the Macbook plus its on sale. Overall i paid less then $600 included apple care +.
How is it heating issues? Did you experinece any warm issues while using 30-35 C degrees surrounding? And how did it happen?
Nice to have enough money that you buy this as a netbook. So an iPad is your video editor?
Alex ziskind showed an m2 with 24gb which seemed to work very well in his videos.
I feel zero need to upgrade my M2 Air. I did spring for the 24 GB of RAM, so it should last for years to come.
I'm watching this on my brand new to me just opened M2 MacBook Air!!!
Need to know Is Apple Magic Keyboard 2021 model compatible with New M2 ?
My background is as a musician most my life then mixed in computer programmer then SysAdmin so I always bought high end computers be they Mac or PC. Now retired and back to music I needed small laptop from my music practice space and I wanted to try the new Apple silicon so first time I've bought a basic laptop. Of course I had to bump up the spec' some with more RAM. I can't believe how much I've ended up using this MBA M2 for music and all my other tasks when not at my desktop iMac. It's size has made is very portable and battery life is great even after a year of daily use.
Now only issue is the screen is a little small for my old eyes so I was considering getting a M3 Macbook Pro, but Apple's screwed around with with the M3 14", and the M3 Pro juggling cores and memory speed, the M3 Max is the real step up in performance but $$$$. So at this point looking like I'm going stay with my MBA M2 it is a great bang for the buck computer, I highly recommend it.
I bought a M2 MacBook Pro in 2022. I didn't need this extra performance but it fit into my budget and I assumed that from a longevity perspective I am buying a peace of mind for a couple of years.
What desk lamp / above monitor lamp do you use?
When the M1 Air came out I was using a newer Intel Macbook Pro at work for coding. The M1 Air surprisingly outperformed it even though it only had 8GB RAM compared to the 16GB on my pro. I've done 4K video editing, coding all kinds of things on my m1 and just upgraded to a 15 inch air M2..... i think they're plenty powerful for those purposes actually. 8GB == 16GB in the old world with these.
My husband needed a new computer and Costco was having a sale on m2 so I went for it. He likes to play card games, etc and watch movies. Nothing business related, we are retired. I need to find games to load onto his desk top. I’m just Keeping it simple. I appreciate your review on the m2. Thanks.
Macs arent the best for games but simple card games should be fine:)
can you post the wallpaper please
Do a video on the 2017 MacBook 12inch
So I sought tech info from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP & Lenovo, didn't get a response. DigiCape was quick to assist in Cape Town, which is why it will be MBA M2 16GB 512G BSSD. We cannot get premium Chromebooks either.
Upgrading RAM and SSD is a great way to make the MacBook Air perform better. My 15" MacBook Air replaced a 2019 Core i9 16" MacBook Pro for web development and Photoshop work and I never skipped a beat. It's that good!
Upgraded RAM to 16GB but for a larger SSD I did not have any budget because I had to buy a windows laptop too.
However, I feel that the MacOS is so incomplete compared to windows. You need a lot of additional apps. eg. removing unused software.
@@oliverlison yeah, Apple is good with hardware, mobile UI/UX and OS architecture, but not as much with apps as fans would lead you to believe. I personally don't even use the app store
Does it overheat when running graphically-intensive apps/games?
Are you going t to upgrade to the M3 Air when it gets released in 2024?
Is that a tv or apple desktop ..many people have that over there in usa
waiting for m3 MBA but I think I'll be a little bit dissapointed about not improved RAM amount on the M3 🐬
Could this replace my iMac (from 2019) when connected to a 24" monitor (that's now connected to my iMac)?
How did you get a magnet to stick on an aluminum case?
Just added the M2 13 Air to the family as my out the door doing business device. Replacing my 12.9 iPad Pro in that capacity. Sweet little computer. On sale at Best Buy. Just hope I don't kick myself for getting the 8 GB. Did get the 512 GB hard drive. Mostly an email, Numbers, Pdf document and Safari machine.
U are definitely fine. 512gb is a good upgrade.
I'm waiting on mine. So excited. !!
just got the base model 15” MBA m2 as well at Best Buy a few day ago for Christmas. It was on sale as well so I wanted to get a computer that was more on budget that my parents could afford. It’s worked well and I have no complaints. For basic everyday use like school work, music, and even running games it’s been working well. 8GB of ram working well for me, if they offered the ram upgrade tho I probably would’ve but that would basically only benefit me for gaming but i have a separate computer or consoles for that. And Best Buy was the only store having the computer on sale for 1k flat.
@@pinkprintvenom You'll love it! Great little machine!
Got my M2 15"about six weeks ago. I Iove it, but... If apple comes out with the 15" air M3 PLUS another 'C' port, I would consider trading up one last time. Not one or the other, but both, then prolly.
I miss the light up logo.
Ha ha ha! I remember cringing when you put those magnets on. Sorry that happened! 🐬
Glorified netbook is crazy! Works better than the more “top” of the line “pros”
Would this be sufficient for school, browsing, and work on the MS Office suite as well as doing work on a Shopify store?
Absolutely, it would do all that easily even with 8 GB of Ram.
1:55 Could’ve used a plastic razor blade or a plastic car trim removal tool to remove that stuff without damaging your laptop.
Like you, I think that Apple added that notch to lay the ground work for a future Dynamic Island on the MacBooks which I’m honestly here for 😂 it’s the next step to no obstruction and an under-display camera set up. Now if they could just bring back that glowing Apple logo my dreams would come true 😭
Good looks with the student discount
Lol at the magnets story.
I’m working via web base applications like sheet, crm or anything web based. Usually I have 20 tabs open using chrome. Will 8gb works for me? Please help. I wanted apple so bad as I havent got any bad experience using iPhone. I hope it’s the same
I have m1 max and the I will probably get a 15 inch m3 air to carry while travelling.
I’m thinking about getting a 512gb 13 inches wd 8gb ram. I am not a PROFESSIONAL who will do it for PRO things but use it for email Netflix YT and normal surfing. Will this be worth it?
I purchased a MBA 15 inch and for me it's just the 99% perfect laptop. Slim, durable, beautiful (gold), perform amazing for coding, amazing screen, great speakers, great battery life, big size, magsafe, AND CHEAP. LOVELY! That 1% left its that its not promotion. But, This is just a sweet sweet laptop.
Thanks for sharing. Would you recommend it for Android / Java development? My 2015 MBP 15" fans run quite often, so I am unsure if a laptop without fans will do the task
maybe not, using android studio while doing other things feels a bit slow. I code javascript in vs code and for that its pretty fast, but anything involving a simulator like Xcode or android studio you can't push it freely like a pro. @@LaMartini3001
M2 is more than enough. I recently purchased a very lightly used 2020 i7 Macbook Air with 16GB RAM/512 GB SSD with the butterfly keyboard on Swappa just to see if I like Mac OS. Other than the loud fan noise and the crap battery it is a BEAST to me. So imagine the M2.
M2 air 16/512 is good for ios development?
That would depend on your work and where you live. Over here the base M2 8GB / 512GB is RM5199. A gaming laptop with i5-12500H 64GB / 1TB & RTX3060 is RM5150. So if you're mostly tied to a laptop dock during work and need massive amounts of ram or storage then you're better off with the alternative, even if it's 1cm thicker or 200g heavier.
Some would suggest a desktop but the last time an employer supplied me with a desktop was back in 2008. After that it's been Thinkpads or Macbooks all the way. Can't imagine lugging one around if I need to work from home or the company has hot-desking.
I'm and edge case where already I have a MacStudio M1 MAx which I do all my all work on, very happily - video, photoshop, graphics stuff etc. But I wan't a laptop that's "good enough" to nip in and out of that sort of stuff when I'm on the go, maybe 20-30% of the time. My brain says the M2 air would be "enough", and I'm totally in LOVE with the thin and light form factor. BUT...(of course) when I put 16gb in it, maybe even up the storage to 1tb as well, I'm immediately at (or even above) the M3 Base MBP price. So I think I'd be crazy not to get that instead. Argh Apple...you make it so hard!!! (First World problems I know)
I'm still rocking a 13in M1 MPB. Based off of some of my more recent workloads, I'll likely be upgrading to at least an M3-pro chip lol An M2 for under $1000 is a steal for anyone though
Bro I have a feeling that you're hugely underselling this system. You're saying that you use it for slack, email, TH-cam stuff? That's everything a phone does today. This gotta be doing more than a "slack machine"
Yeah, it’s a weird thing to downplay this machine when it can do so much more. Heck, I create and maintain my website, edit audio, research with multiple tabs, edit photos, Create flyers, Microsoft Word, and plenty of Zoom and little video editing here and there. If you want to do causal things like TH-cam or reading email just buy an iPad or even a Chromebook.
I always try to convince myself to buy the latest products but I suppressed my urge and bought the M2 Macbook air 13 inch 2 days after the M3 MacBook pro launch , i absolutely love it i am not returning it. I suggest everyone to get the 16gb ram model. I am a Computer Science Graduate student this is more than enough for me. Trust me if you don’t want to spend much money on the MacBook pro buy this M2 MacBook Air. If you can wait i suggest you to wait for M3 Macbook Air. ✌️
Just got a M2 15” 16gb/1T for about $200 cheaper than an M3 15” 8gb/256gb air.
I would normally go the newer version but i aint paying $400+ for more ram/storage just for the M3
what do you think about updating the RAM to 16 GB for coding (front-end development) ?
Yeah better safe than sorry.
im thinking of getting one but my ipad is already powerful enough to edit 4k videos. 😅
I have the Space Grey 16gb 256gb version, IMO it would be perfect if it had a 120hz screen, otherwise it is great.
Battery deterioration?
How are magnets sticking on it ? Isnt that made from aluminium ? I dont want to try on mine pls explain 😂
When I bought the OG MacBook Air in 2011 it was $2K, now we have a more powerful cheaper version that will last just as long? Amazing!
Love it!
Is Macbook air m2 8GB good enough for online teaching, Zoom+screen sharing that lasts 2-3 hours?
it sure is! I broadcast on my m2 8gb
I don’t understand , you said that the iPad Pro is your main computer and in this video, you said that you’re using the MBA for most of your tasks, workflow. weird
Been holding out on purchasing because I thought M3 Air's were coming. I need a new Mac, since my 2015 Macbook Pro recently broke. I know I don't necessarily need all that the M3 Macbook Pro has to offer, but it also doesn't sit well with me purchasing a year and a half old M2 Air, even though it's still great. I feel like the M3 Pro is a better long-term investment, but what do you recommend? As you can tell, I hold on to my laptops for as long as possible. I'm not an editor, laptop gamer, etc.
I'm in the same boat. I have an early 2016 Macbook Air though. It is still working beautifully but I'm getting maxed out on my 156 GB storage. If I had increased storage size at the time of purchase, I would not need a new laptop for another few years. I just stream YT, Netflix, etc on this and browse a 1-3 windows with minimal email use so the Air is perfect for my needs.
There are TH-camrs with the M1 Pro or M1 Max that tried the M3 Pro/Max variants and opted with the M1 versions because the difference is largely indistinguishable aside from the highest of workloads. You will not regret getting an M2 Air, even now, especially refurbished. I would strongly recommend 16 GB of RAM though, regardless of what you get.
I was in same boat. Decided to go with an M2 13” MBA 16/512 and have zero regrets. Fantastic machine. Even the screen is excellent, not as “bad” as youtube makes out.
@@thedownunderverse Great choice, that configuration will last you several years. The screen is a massive upgrade over the previous Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is the target market.
do you still recommend the Macbook Air M2 13" with 16gb/1tb configuration? I have an option to buy that now and still thinking about it. I only edit videos on 1080p on Adobe Premiere, with 1-3 layers of footage and captions. I also do little bit of After Effects animation but using also my Ipad to do that on procreate dreams.
i have the 16GB and 256GB config of M2 Air and its a great machine. Zero complaints with it. I just personally prefer iPad
@@9to5Mac I can actually edit on my Ipad Air 5th Gen M1, but the problem is when using it for work, I need to share my files to them so it's not good for our company workflow. But I think if working on personal videos. Ipad is good.
But do you still recommend my above question? Thanks!
It is a great laptop to have.
no negative comments just got mine 2 days ago
Seriously.. What an earth were you thinking putting a string magnet near yout laptop?
This is NOT a Netbook. Far from it. That comment was way off.
Have you checked your battery heath and ssd lifetime remaining? Coconut battery shows it
Thanks for the video, lots of good thoughts. The biggest weakness, IMO, is that it only supports one external monitor. You don't have to have a "Pro" workload to benefit from multiple monitors.
I wonder how many people actually have 2 monitors
@brachiator1 a lot of workplaces have 2-monitor setups.
@@shameermulji Very good point about the workplace. But I was thinking about individuals more than business and corporate purchases. Most self employed people I know use a single monitor.
I got carried away with upgrades and got 16 GB and 1 TB...thinking it's only a few dollars more per month. I shouldn't have. But it's paid off now so whatever!!
If you intend on keeping it for 4+ years then it’s fine.
Is 8GB RAM enough if I am not using media apps and only web browsing, emails and Microsoft office?
It's just enough. Do yourself a favor and upgrade to 16GB RAM
I have 8 GB of Ram and it’s fine for me. But I would probably lean on 16 Gb of Ram if I could do it over just to have that extra breathing room.
thats exactly how I feel! 8 gb has bee fine but if I could go back I would go 16gb for sure. @@anthonyt425
Sadly, so many Windows users are stuck in the Stockholm Syndrome of X86 and deny themselves macOS, especially the MB Air M2 and MB Pro 14, which are clearly the best ultrabooks on the market. The Air is the lower entry point, and the new MB Pro 14 Pro is the fancy one with the better display, IO and new chip. Two great ultrabooks that punch above their weight and, in most metrics, are much better value ultrabooks in that premium sector.
I was lucky; I got an MB Air M2 24GB/512GB for £1200 on eBay, a couple of months after release, secondhand, but in A+ condition, saving £800.